Rise of Yahunyens: Origin

Episode 41: Not Anymore...

In the grand hall of the Gate of Ehayor, tension crackled like a storm about to break. Yesdar and Malaes stood wide-eyed, their minds spinning with questions and a mix of fear and confusion. The sight of Orngea at their doorstep, the very embodiment of a threat they had hoped was long gone, left them frozen in place.

"ORNGEA?!" Yesdar and Malaes screamed in unison, their eyes bulging and tongues nearly hanging out in comical shock. For a moment, time seemed to stand still. Their thoughts raced, each question more frantic than the last. What was Orngea doing here? What did he want now? How had he dared to return after his defeat? Shouldn't he be hiding somewhere on the planet? What was his motive? Was he planning something insidious or had he already set his schemes in motion?

Malaes turned sharply to call for Fheniz, but he was nowhere to be seen. "Shit! Where did he go now?" she whispered to herself, her voice tinged with anxiety.

"Was Fheniz trying to find Ophoen for him?! Why?!" Yesdar asked Malaes, his voice a mix of curiosity and concern.

"Of course not!" Malaes replied, her tone hushed and serious, as if she was wary of letting Orngea overhear their conversation.

From the doorstep, Orngea's whispering voice cut through the silence. "May I come in?"

Instinctively, Yesdar and Malaes shouted, "NO!" The ensuing silence from Orngea's side was almost humorous in its awkwardness.

"Wait, kids, I am not the type of person who is daredevil enough to walk back into the monster's cave when I have the chance to run."

"THEN WHY THE HELL ARE YOU HERE?!" Yesdar's voice was loud and accusatory, filled with a mix of fear and anger.

Unbeknownst to them, Fheniz had slipped away quietly. Like a true addict in search of his fix, he had gone beyond the hall of the Gate of Ehayor, rummaging through the small ward in search of Ophoen. He was oblivious to the tense exchange happening behind him.

Orngea remained calm, his voice measured. "To talk. I am not here to fight. I guess I won't stand a chance even against the weakest of you all."

Yesdar and Malaes exchanged skeptical glances. Trusting Orngea seemed impossible, especially after his previous attempt to conquer and destroy Ehayor with a massive army.

"You are conspiring something. Don't think we can't fight or be cautious of what you are planning, or have planned!" Malaes's tone was fierce and defensive.

"Yeah, sure we can!" Yesdar added, though his voice wavered with a stuttering lack of confidence, adding a touch of unintended humor.

"No tricks this time, guaranteed," Orngea said, his tone reassuring but still unconvincing.

The priority for Yesdar and Malaes was clear: they needed to call back Fheniz, for Orngea was not entirely trustworthy.

"If I were to fight, I would have attacked you surprisingly. I wouldn't have come in front of you," Orngea reasoned.

"Well, you can surprise us even now, by first trying to lure us in your hypnotizing words, and then attack suddenly and we're gone," Malaes countered, her suspicion evident.

Yesdar supported her answer with another nervous agreement.

"Maybe I can surprise you? But how will I surprise Fheniz? How am I supposed to surprise that other boy who was with you? He is a God, isn't he? If I kill you both now, how am I supposed to escape those two? For your information, I had even trapped that other boy by chance, but he broke my seal. He broke my strongest seal in which I had trapped him. I clearly can never escape such a being, and I am dead serious when I tell you this. I am not here to kill, but, I am not here to die either, so just listen to me," Orngea explained, his voice a blend of earnestness and frustration.